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Cys"to*carp (s?s"t?-k?rp), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; bladder + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)
A minute vesicle in a red seaweed, which contains the
reproductive spores.


Cys"to*cele (-s?l), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; bladder + &?;&?;&?; tumor: cf. F. cystocele.]
(Med.) Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes;
vesical hernia.


{ Cys"toid, Cys*toid"e*an },
n. Same as Cystidean.


Cys*toi"de*a (s?s-toi"d?-?), n.
Same as Cystidea.


Cys"to*lith (s?s"t?-l?th), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; bladder + -lith.] 1.
(Bot.) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf
or other part of a plant.


2. (Med.) A urinary
calculus.


Cys`to*lith"ic (-l?th"?k), a.
(Med.) Relating to stone in the bladder.


Cys"to*plast (-pl?st), n. [Gr.
&?;&?;&?;&?; bladder + &?;&?;&?; to form.] (Biol.) A
nucleated cell having an envelope or cell wall, as a red blood
corpuscle or an epithelial cell; a cell concerned in
growth.


Cyst"ose (s?s"t?s), a.


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